Liany Mateo has traveled across North America, Japan, Africa, and the Middle-East performing, touring, and teaching music. Influenced by a mix of hard-hitting straight-ahead swing, Free Avante Garde, and music with deep pocket groove, Mateo deems herself a chameleon, fitting into many different types of musical situations.

You can find her playing all over New York City at a variety of venues including Birdand Jazz Club, The Django, The Jazz Gallery ,and other notable performance spaces.Most recently. she became a member of the Grammy Award winning “Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra” lead by the esteemed Arturo O’Farrill.

She has performed with musicians such as Geoffrey Keezer,Fay Victor, and Brandee Younger. She holds a Jazz degree from the esteemed Michigan State University (2020) and a Master’s degree from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute(2021). Through these institutions, she has been mentored by Jazz giants Rodney Whitaker and Linda May Han Oh.